On December 11, in the 14th round of Serie A, Milan played away against Bologna.

Bologna's lineup, mired in the spiral of relegation, is a defensive 451.

Forward: Di Vaio

Midfielders: Mudingayi, Diamanti, Koné, Casarini, Gaston Ramirez

Defenders: Portanova, Ragui, Jose Crespo, Molleo

Goalkeeper: Gillay

AC Milan, on the other hand, are still in a 433 attacking formation:

Forwards: Mane, Inzaghi, Aubameyang.

Midfielders: Van Bommel, Boateng, Gattuso.

Defenders: Desiglio, Thiago Silva, Van Dijk, Abate.

Goalkeeper: Abbiati.

Regarding the transfer of Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson, it has been left to Galliani to worry about.

If it was a business of tens of millions of dollars, Galliani, who was now broken in half and spent, would definitely frown.

But when I heard that it was a little demon who bought less than one million euros, it was proposed by Pan Yi, so Galliani hurriedly rushed over on a bicycle.

And it is said that both the opposing team and the players have already made intentions, but now there is still some time before the winter window opens on January 1, so there is no hurry.

And even if Ederson comes, he is unlikely to be able to play in the main team immediately, and he will have to adapt for a while.

Therefore, the main goalkeeper will still be Abbiati for some time to come.

During this time, the new tactic of playing Pan Yi requires the two fullbacks to be slightly further back, and the method of sacrificing attack power is used to ensure smooth transmission in the backfield.

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After the start of the game, Bologna put on a defensive counter-attack.

This is obviously also a study of Milan's previous games.

After losing a few big players in midfield, Milan have not taken advantage of the lower reaches of Chievo and Genoa, and Bologna will certainly want to do the same and try to pick up points against Milan.

But it soon became clear that Milan played a little differently today.

With the ball in possession at the back, Milan began to block their wings, forcing Bologna to pass the ball down the middle before waiting for an opportunity.

And when the Milan side starts to possess the ball, the ball often moves around Milan's backfield and is not in a hurry to attack.

When Bologna's overall formation is lured forward, it is often then that Milan pick up the speed and play the ball up front, allowing the three fast strikers to attack.

This made Bologna a little confused.

The game quickly got into the rhythm of AC Milan.

In the third minute, Bologna had an attacking chance, Di Vaio pushed forward and was intercepted by Van Dijk.

Van Dijk picked up the ball and found Inzaghi cruising near the halfway line with a long pass, who dribbled forward and was brought down by Diamanti to win a well-placed free-kick.

Milan played a tactical combination, but Aubameyang's long-range shot from inside on the right was too high.

But in this attack, the tactical characteristics of Milan's game have been reflected, and Inzaghi's advantages and tactical role have also been fully utilized.

In the 12th minute, Milan's tactics came to fruition and they scored.

Van Bommel made a tackle in the middle and followed up himself after handing the ball to Sadio Mane on the left.

Mane took the ball two steps and immediately crossed it to Van Bommel who was already at the edge of the box.

At this time, Van Bommel was unmarked and scored with a long-range shot, Milan 1:0 Bologna.

And why is he defenseless?

It was precisely because of the blitzkrieg at the beginning that Bologna was afraid of Inzaghi's speed and anti-offside, which caused the defense to dare not mention too high.

In this case, the distance between Bologna's three lines will increase, and there will be more space between the back line and the midfield line.

Van Bommel seized the opportunity to shoot a great shot.

Seeing this goal, Allegri also glanced at Pan Yi after celebrating and praised it.

Of course, he could see that this was the effect of Pan Yi's tactics.

In particular, when Inzaghi is placed in the right tactical system, the strategic role of this ghostly striker is greatly leveraged - his presence forces opponents to avoid using high defences.

So, sometimes it seems that Inzaghi didn't play anything, or it didn't have anything to do with him in this goal, but it actually played a role.

Those who are good at fighting have no great achievements, and this is the truth.

It's just that under the tactical dominance of Milan, Bologna still didn't dare to press on all sides despite being one goal behind, so the pace of the game was also slow, and the shooting opportunities on both sides were relatively few.

In the 17th minute, Gattuso hit an anti-aircraft gun with a long-range shot from the middle.

In the 28th minute, Bologna cleared not far from the back, Aubameyang's shot from the right was saved, and then Boateng's follow-up shot was also saved by the goalkeeper.

In the 37th minute, Bologna had a rare opportunity, a free kick from the left was cleared into the penalty area, and Di Vaio shot high from the top of the arc in the middle of the second point.

In the 41st minute, Milan scored again! In the middle, Inzaghi successfully countered offside, shook the goalkeeper and pushed the goal, Milan 2:0 Bologna.

After Milan scored again, the mood of the Bologna players was clearly affected.

In the 42nd minute, Portanova was yellow carded for bringing down Mane at the back.

Raj then brought down Inzaghi and was also booked.

In the 45th minute, Desiglio gave a through pass to the left, and Mane's shot from a tight angle was confiscated by the goalkeeper.

At half-time, Milan 2:0 Bologna.

This time, Pan Yi learned a lesson, don't cause unnecessary attrition like when he played Fiorentina.

He advised Allegri to slow down the tempo of the game even more.

With a two-goal lead, you can fight the opponent safely and steadily, and you don't need to fight them hand-to-hand.

And the deployment in the first half, the Bologna coaching staff will definitely take the initiative in the second half.

It's better to take the initiative to change now, which will catch the opponent off guard.

Allegri took Pan Yi's advice.

Now in his eyes, Pan Yi is simply a smart star, and there is nothing on the court that he can't predict.

So as long as it's not too outrageous, Allegri will be inclined to accept it all - in other words, Pan Yi really didn't make any outrageous suggestions.

In the second half, it was easy to play again.

The midfield adjustments were really effective.

The tempo has become slower, and Milan have not fought fiercely with Bologna's players, which has greatly reduced the chance of cards and injuries.

And a slap doesn't make a sound, in this case, Bologna players are not butchers per capita after all, and naturally they can't stir up too much of a storm.

Instead, Milan threatened Bologna's goal with counterattacks after counter-attacks.

In the 53rd minute, Van Bommel went straight through the midfield, and Inzaghi scored after winning the ball, but the offside was ruled invalid.

In the 66th minute, Mane broke through on the left and reversed the triangle to return the back point, and Aubameyang's header went high.

In the 78th minute, Portanova defended and tackled Inzaghi for a foul and was sent off.

Since then, Bologna has clearly lost the strength to fight.

Milan also started to make substitutions to keep the team alive.

In the end, AC Milan won 2-0 away at Bologna, ending a four-game winless run in all competitions.

After the game, the commentator of Milan Sports also sighed:

"Finally, our Milan is back!"